What does DVD stand for?
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hey friends, I was shocked to see the results when had searched define: dvd in google and got many results fighting with each other.:omg: I could easily classify them in 3 categories::~ 1. digital video disc 2. digital versatile disk 3. no comments so, what do you think, which is the right one?:laugh: http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&q=define%3A+DVD&btnG=Google+Search&meta=lr%3Dlang_en[^]
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hey friends, I was shocked to see the results when had searched define: dvd in google and got many results fighting with each other.:omg: I could easily classify them in 3 categories::~ 1. digital video disc 2. digital versatile disk 3. no comments so, what do you think, which is the right one?:laugh: http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&q=define%3A+DVD&btnG=Google+Search&meta=lr%3Dlang_en[^]
Jwalant Soneji (BE IT) Mobile: +91 9969059127 http://jnsoneji.spaces.live.com http://jnsoneji.blogspot.com
Its digital versatile disk, but you can kinda see where the video confusion came from.
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Its digital versatile disk, but you can kinda see where the video confusion came from.
Who decided that? Last time I heard it was all still a big debate between the music and movie people.
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Shog9 wrote:
And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...
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hey friends, I was shocked to see the results when had searched define: dvd in google and got many results fighting with each other.:omg: I could easily classify them in 3 categories::~ 1. digital video disc 2. digital versatile disk 3. no comments so, what do you think, which is the right one?:laugh: http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&q=define%3A+DVD&btnG=Google+Search&meta=lr%3Dlang_en[^]
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It's a backronymn [^] - it was originally "Digital Video Disc" until people started using them to store data, so they changed the "V" to be "Versatile" instead to better suit the format's usage!
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hey friends, I was shocked to see the results when had searched define: dvd in google and got many results fighting with each other.:omg: I could easily classify them in 3 categories::~ 1. digital video disc 2. digital versatile disk 3. no comments so, what do you think, which is the right one?:laugh: http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&q=define%3A+DVD&btnG=Google+Search&meta=lr%3Dlang_en[^]
Jwalant Soneji (BE IT) Mobile: +91 9969059127 http://jnsoneji.spaces.live.com http://jnsoneji.blogspot.com
Well, according to wikipedia: DVDs were originally designed as media for audio-visual data, and as such the abbreviation originally stood for "Digital Video Disc", regardless of the fact that the medium could carry any data. As the format inevitably came into common use for other data storage, a different semi-official expansion was created, namely "Digital Versatile Disc". However, "DVD" officially does not stand for anything.
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hey friends, I was shocked to see the results when had searched define: dvd in google and got many results fighting with each other.:omg: I could easily classify them in 3 categories::~ 1. digital video disc 2. digital versatile disk 3. no comments so, what do you think, which is the right one?:laugh: http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&q=define%3A+DVD&btnG=Google+Search&meta=lr%3Dlang_en[^]
Jwalant Soneji (BE IT) Mobile: +91 9969059127 http://jnsoneji.spaces.live.com http://jnsoneji.blogspot.com
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Well, according to wikipedia: DVDs were originally designed as media for audio-visual data, and as such the abbreviation originally stood for "Digital Video Disc", regardless of the fact that the medium could carry any data. As the format inevitably came into common use for other data storage, a different semi-official expansion was created, namely "Digital Versatile Disc". However, "DVD" officially does not stand for anything.
Wikipedia is often wrong and incorrect.
Grady Booch: I told Google to their face...what you need is some serious adult supervision. (2007 Turing lecture) http://www.frankkerrigan.com/[^]
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Wikipedia is often wrong and incorrect.
Grady Booch: I told Google to their face...what you need is some serious adult supervision. (2007 Turing lecture) http://www.frankkerrigan.com/[^]
Apparently it's as accurate as Britannica: Online encyclopedias put to the test
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W-I-K-I.
Roger Irrelevant "he's completely hatstand"
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hey friends, I was shocked to see the results when had searched define: dvd in google and got many results fighting with each other.:omg: I could easily classify them in 3 categories::~ 1. digital video disc 2. digital versatile disk 3. no comments so, what do you think, which is the right one?:laugh: http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&q=define%3A+DVD&btnG=Google+Search&meta=lr%3Dlang_en[^]
Jwalant Soneji (BE IT) Mobile: +91 9969059127 http://jnsoneji.spaces.live.com http://jnsoneji.blogspot.com
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hey friends, I was shocked to see the results when had searched define: dvd in google and got many results fighting with each other.:omg: I could easily classify them in 3 categories::~ 1. digital video disc 2. digital versatile disk 3. no comments so, what do you think, which is the right one?:laugh: http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&q=define%3A+DVD&btnG=Google+Search&meta=lr%3Dlang_en[^]
Jwalant Soneji (BE IT) Mobile: +91 9969059127 http://jnsoneji.spaces.live.com http://jnsoneji.blogspot.com
Jwalant Natvarlal Soneji wrote:
so, what do you think, which is the right one?
The first, the second, both, and neither. As mentioned in the history, the meaning changed. But with various legal issues throughout the world, acronyms have a harder time being offcially registered as anything. By removing the meaning of DVD and having DVD symbolized rather than being an acronym, you can legally control its use (amazing huh? :rolleyes: ) In the late 90's many companies started dropping meanings behind their acronyms. I worked for SRS at the time which was one of the first to do this. The orginal meaning had something to do with Radar Systems, but they had long since expanded. Rather than continually changing their name, or acronym, they simply removed the acronym meaning and SRS was a symbol of the company. Piece of cake. SGI (originally Silicon Graphics Inc.) followed along with many others. Since DVD was struggling over the conversion from Digital Video Disk to Digital Versitile disk, the powers that be just decided that DVD was better as a symbolic representation rather than a true acronym... The DVD forum still refer to the V as versatile, but the DVD is a trademarked symbol rather than a true acronym. http://www.dvdforum.org/faq-dvdprimer.htm#1[^] The DVD forum is a collection of commercial companies who control the format and trademark of DVD.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Who decided that? Last time I heard it was all still a big debate between the music and movie people.
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Shog9 wrote:
And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...
Paul Watson wrote:
Who decided that?
the DVD forum who controls the license for the use of the logo and format. However, they have not been able to stop common usage.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Wikipedia is often wrong and incorrect.
Grady Booch: I told Google to their face...what you need is some serious adult supervision. (2007 Turing lecture) http://www.frankkerrigan.com/[^]
Frank Kerrigan wrote:
Wikipedia is often wrong and incorrect.
Not one or the other? :P
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